महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-17

तत इष्टेऽहनि तयोः पितरौ चक्रतुर्मुदा ।
विवाहं तौ च रेमाते परस्परहितैषिणौ ॥१७॥

17. tata iṣṭe'hani tayoḥ pitarau cakraturmudā ,
vivāhaṁ tau ca remāte parasparahitaiṣiṇau.

17. tataḥ iṣṭe ahani tayoḥ pitarau cakratuḥ mudā
vivāham tau ca remāte parasparahitaiṣiṇau

17. Then, on an auspicious day, their parents joyfully performed the marriage ceremony for them, and the two, wishing well for each other, delighted in it.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence)

• इष्टे (iṣṭe) - auspicious (desired, auspicious, worshipped)

• अहनि (ahani) - on the day

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them (referring to the young couple) (of them (two), for them (two))

• पितरौ (pitarau) - parents (father and mother of the couple) (parents (father and mother))

• चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - performed (the marriage) (they (two) did, performed)

• मुदा (mudā) - joyfully (with joy, happily)

• विवाहम् (vivāham) - marriage ceremony (marriage, wedding)

• तौ (tau) - the two (newlyweds) (they (two))

• च (ca) - and

• रेमाते (remāte) - they (two) delighted in it (their marriage/life together) (they (two) delighted, enjoyed)

• परस्परहितैषिणौ (parasparahitaiṣiṇau) - wishing well for each other

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence)

(indeclinable)

इष्टे (iṣṭe) - auspicious (desired, auspicious, worshipped)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, worshipped, sacrificed, auspicious

past participle

from root yaj- (to sacrifice, worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: agrees with ahani

अहनि (ahani) - on the day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

Note: locative singular of ahan

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them (referring to the young couple) (of them (two), for them (two))

(pronoun)

masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: genitive/locative dual of tad

पितरौ (pitarau) - parents (father and mother of the couple) (parents (father and mother))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: nominative dual of pitṛ, here meaning 'parents'

चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - performed (the marriage) (they (two) did, performed)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: 3rd dual perfect active of kṛ

मुदा (mudā) - joyfully (with joy, happily)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, happiness

Note: instrumental singular of mud

विवाहम् (vivāham) - marriage ceremony (marriage, wedding)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vivāha

vivāha - marriage, wedding

action noun

from root vah- (to carry) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: vah (class 1)

तौ (tau) - the two (newlyweds) (they (two))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: nominative dual of tad, referring to the married couple

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रेमाते (remāte) - they (two) delighted in it (their marriage/life together) (they (two) delighted, enjoyed)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: 3rd dual perfect middle of ram

परस्परहितैषिणौ (parasparahitaiṣiṇau) - wishing well for each other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parasparahitaiṣin

parasparahitaiṣin - wishing well to each other, mutually benevolent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (paraspara+hita+eṣin)

• paraspara – each other, mutual
  indeclinable
• hita – welfare, good, beneficial
  noun (neuter)
  past participle
  from root dhā- (to place, do)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• eṣin – desiring, wishing, seeking
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective
  from root iṣ- (to seek, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: nominative dual, agrees with tau